Everything about Cleveland Forest Citys totally explained
The Forest Citys were a short lived professional baseball team based in
Cleveland, Ohio in the early 1870s. The actual name of the team, as shown in standings, was
Forest City, not "Cleveland". The name "Forest Citys" was used in the same generic style of the day in which the team from
Chicago, Illinois was called the "Chicagos". "Forest Cities" is incorrect usage. Modern writers often refer to the club as the "Cleveland Forest Citys", which doesn't reflect 1870s usage, but does distinguish the team from the
Rockford, Illinois professional team that was also called "Forest City".
Professional baseball begin in Cleveland in 1869, following the lead of the first openly professional team, the
Cincinnati Red Stockings, on the other side of Ohio. The Forest City club was the first fully salaried Cleveland team, beginning in 1870 as an independent.
In
1871 the Forest Citys joined the first profession league, the
National Association.
The Forest Citys' home games were played at the
National Association Grounds in Cleveland. Forest City played in the very first National Association game, as the visiting team against the
Kekionga club of
Fort Wayne, Indiana, by a score of 2-0.
The Forest City club's record over its two seasons was poor, winning 16 and losing 35. The small quantity of games was typical in the early years, when teams often played only once a week. The team folded after the
1872 season.
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